Obelix Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 What law Petminder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petminder Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 The initial problem is caused by drivers not using the available road space correctly..as in starting to queue half a mile before they need to.. If both lanes were used right up to the road works, traffic would move slower, its better to merge into the open lane early because this avoids congestion at the road works, if people didn't queue jump traffic would flow better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 You know the highway code isn't law right?? You can't haul someone into court for breach of rule 267, it carrys no weight in law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 If both lanes were used right up to the road works, traffic would move slower, its better to merge into the open lane early because this avoids congestion at the road works, if people didn't queue jump traffic would flow better. Using that theory we may as well dispense with dual carriageways .....after all traffic in one lane moves quicker than traffic in two lanes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petminder Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 What law Petminder? They would be charged with dangerous driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 They would be charged with dangerous driving. What, exactly, is dangerous about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petminder Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Using that theory we may as well dispense with dual carriageways .....after all traffic in one lane moves quicker than traffic in two lanes.. I don't follow your logic, if both lanes are flowing and open then using both lanes will allow more traffic to flow, if two lanes are merging into one and everyone in the left lane leaves it until the last few meters to enter the open lane then traffic will stop. if everyone moves into the open lane early and no one queue jumps traffic will continue to flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 It's really not the people who are merging that cause the traffic bottleneck love, you really need to think things though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petminder Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 What, exactly, is dangerous about it? http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11535143&postcount=150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I don't follow your logic, if both lanes are flowing and open then using both lanes will allow more traffic to flow, if two lanes are merging into one and everyone in the left lane leaves it until the last few meters to enter the open lane then traffic will stop. if everyone moves into the open lane early and no one queue jumps traffic will continue to flow. If people allow a "merge in turn" instead of trying to "protect" " their" bit of the road there'd be no issues at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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